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55 Cards in this Set
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Mini
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a small British car popular with students
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kinswoman
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a female relation
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diverse
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various
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to impress
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to stamp
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arms
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heraldic coat of arms
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warrant
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a written order giving legal authority
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petition
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request
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Desiderius Erasmus
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a young man who tried to live as a monk but found he was not suited to life in a monestery. was ordained a priest, went to the University of Paris, studied the Greek and latin classics, famous for his learning, met King Henry VIII, wrote humorous books, taught school
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simony
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the buying and selling of church positions
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nepotism
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giving jobs to undeserving relatives
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to scandalize
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to offend by doing something thought to be wrong
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indulgence
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a cancellation of punishment for sins
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purgatory
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the place in which a person's soul was thought to suffer until all sins were punished
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mortal sin
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the worst kind of sin (murder)
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remission
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cancellation
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dogma
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official teachings
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salvation
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rescue from the consequences of sin
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predestination
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a belief that the fate of every person's soul was decided by God long ago
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bull
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an official order from the pope
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vernacular
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the language spoken by people in their homesq
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mission
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headquarters for Jesuit efforts to convert others to Catholicism
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to commission
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to hire for a specific purpose
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baroque
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an elaborate artistic style typical of 1550-1750
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What was the response to the Reformation
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the Church called the Council of Trent and met to fix the Catholic church and get rid of the corruption
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What did the Jesuits do
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they reconverted many people in Poland, Germany, Hungary, and what is now the Czech Republic
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How did the Catholic church respond to this
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they banned bookds that might lead Catholics to questiondogma
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What was the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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Catherine urged the murder of all the Protestant guests. Within hours Protestants were being hunted down and killed in towns and cities
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atrocity
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an extremely wicked deed
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progressive
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puts new ideas into practise
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cottage industry
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a business in which hired workers produce goods in their own homes
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victor
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conqueror
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merchant adventure
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an independant merchant who bands with others to finance business ventures
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to sponsor
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to pay expenses in return for part of the profits
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jousting
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knightly combat
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what was Henry VII's first task
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to destroy the powerful barons
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What is the court he used called
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Court of Star Chamber
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Who was Henry VIII's wives in order
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Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr
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What happened to each of them
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Catherine of Aragon(devorced), Anne Boleyn(beheaded), Jane Seymour(died after giving birth), Anne of Cleves(devorced), Catherine Howard(beheaded),Catherine Parr( outlived him)
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tyrant
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a person who rules without regard for others
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who was Edward
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Henry's son who was placed under the control of a froup of Protestant regents
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how did he die
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tuberculosis
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who was Mary I
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Henry's eldest daughter (catherine of eragon)
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who was Elizabeth I
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Henry's daughter by his second wife (Anne Boleyn)
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regent
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a person appointed to rule in place of a monarch who is too young, ill, or old to rule
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tuberculosis
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a disease of the lungs
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Elizabethan
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having to do with england during the reign of Elizabeth I
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diplomacy
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managing relations between nations
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sea dogs
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english sea captains authorized to raid Spanish ships and towns
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armada
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a fleet of war ships
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gunnery
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the art of firing cannons quickly and accuratly
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maritime
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having to do with the sea
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courier
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an attendant at a royal court
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to enclose
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to fence off
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cottage
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a house usually small
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how was the spanish armada defeated
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the english attacked them using new strategies, gunnery, and fire ships
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